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Effects of Flood on Agricultural Productivity in Bangladesh

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  • Lopamudra Banerjee

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This article examines the impact of floods on agriculture in Bangladesh and argues that, although severe inundation destroys crops in the monsoon flood months, monsoon floods act as an open-access resource in supplying irrigational input to agriculture. District-level rice and jute productivity data for the period 1978-2000 are analyzed to investigate the long-term impacts of floods in terms of agricultural performance, comparing “more” flood-prone districts with “less” flood-prone districts. In addition, the short-term impacts of floods are analyzed on crops grown in the flood months and in subsequent, post-flood months. The results show that the area under cultivation and agricultural productivity are higher in the “more” flood-prone districts of Bangladesh. They also show that, while yield rates decline when floods assume “extreme” proportions, productivity increases during “normal” floods and in the post-flood months.

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  • Lopamudra Banerjee, 2010. "Effects of Flood on Agricultural Productivity in Bangladesh," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(3), pages 339-356.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:38:y:2010:i:3:p:339-356
    DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2010.505681
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